Topic: Is There Anything Wrong With Passing for Black? Posted: Jun 11 2014 at 11:27am

Is There Anything Wrong With Passing for Black?

Dear Race Manners:

I have curly dark hair and am of Indian and Caucasian descent. I
have a really diverse group of friends, and because of my hair and my
skin tone (a deep tan/brown), I find that people often assume I’m black.
I feel awkward correcting them, so I just go with it. Is that wrong? A
black friend of mine gets irritated when I don’t correct people, but
it’s not like I am telling anyone I’m black. They’re just making
assumptions. —Passing Problems

Why do ppl feel more concerned about another person's feelings when youre correcting them about their preconceptions about you. It makes no sense to care that much about protecting the feelings of the ignorant.

I encountered this with a associate of mine explains often that she is Panamanian but no one knows or cares when you are sitting amongst a group of black people many might assume it but why feel need to say something???So know people ask her if she doesn't like people and she doesn't understand WHY.

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